1 dead, 1 injured after auto strikes pole on South Side

July 29, 2010

One man is dead and another person was critically injured when an auto hit a light pole in Englewood, authorities said.

The man, believed to be in his 20s, remained unidentified this afternoon following the crash in the 6700 block of South Halsted Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He died from multiple injuries suffered in the crash, the office ruled today following an autopsy.

The man and another person were in an auto that hit a police near that location about 12:50 a.m. today, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien. The other person was initially hospitalized in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, O'Brien said.

The Police Major Accident Investigation Unit was investigating. Further information about the crash was not available this afternoon, O'Brien said.